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Title: Mains LED Lighting.
Post by Dave1948 on Jan 13^th, 2016, 4:16pm

Hi, I have purchased a set of 6 x 7watt 240v LED downlighters. They have individual led drivers attached and have red and black wiring between the driver and the lamp but on the input side there are two brown wires. My question is, does this mean that there is no specific input polarity? Secondly, should I wire them in series or in parallel?

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Mains LED Lighting.
Post by Lectrician on Jan 13^th, 2016, 6:03pm

They would be parallel.
If both brown, it suggest the polarity is not important.

However.

If they are both single insulated browns, and not in an outer sleeve, it suggests a cheap import - We have DOUBLE insulation on our cables.

Title: Re: Mains LED Lighting.
Post by Dave1948 on Jan 13^th, 2016, 7:46pm

Thank you Lecky, You are right that they are cheap imports and to be honest, I was a bit wary, but they do have the CE mark and are RoHS rated so I'm feeling fairly confident.

Once again, thanks for the reply.

Dave

Title: Re: Mains LED Lighting.
Post by CWatters on Jan 13^th, 2016, 9:52pm

wrote on Jan 13^th, 2016, 7:46pm:

Thank you Lecky, You are right that they are cheap imports and to be honest, I was a bit wary, but they do have the CE mark and are RoHS rated so I'm feeling fairly confident.

CE not to be confused with CE..

http://siloscordoba.com/2013/07/09/china-export-is-not-ce-a-symbol-to-cause-confusion/